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2009 National Corvette Caravan

Posted: 7/23/07 7:36am Message 11 of 62
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LAKE KATRINE, NY - USA
Joined: 8/29/2006
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Vette(s): 1978 Black-Silver T-Top
The meuseum runs tours, the plant runs tours, vendors set up at the meuseum, there is usually music behind the meuseum.  The real fun is just the drive there.  Usually each caravan stops at a race track for laps during the trip.


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2009 National Corvette Caravan

Posted: 7/23/07 9:32am Message 12 of 62
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Victor, NY - USA
Joined: 7/12/2004
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Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe
Maybe this will be part of C3VR Gathering 2009.
 
We could exit the Museum and go do our thing somewhere on the east coast.
 
Is this what you call extreme planning???Confused



 
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Posted: 7/23/07 4:01pm Message 13 of 62
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ANCHORAGE, AK - USA
Joined: 10/12/2004
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Vette(s): 1965-327 coupe, 1968-small block coupe, 1969-427, 1971-454 coupe and currently a 1976-ZZ4 coupe reborn again,and hotter than ever.. Add a 1996 CE LT-4 for backup
Were in..Clap..Lets see, retire from work and draw Social Security in July 2009, get my Corvette ready and spend one night at every C3VR member's house  looking for retirement location to park her corvette..LOLThumbs%20Up..




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2009 National Corvette Caravan

Posted: 7/23/07 5:06pm Message 14 of 62
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Montesano, WA - USA
Joined: 9/27/2003
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Vette(s): had a really nice one. sold it to a good friend. Purchased 2004 custom coupe in Feb. 2009 did not tell anyone here until August 2009. BAD I KNOW.
Well terry my boy, lookin' like we have got to do some serious planning I only get 3 weeks vacation a year, the stumbling block for me is the amount of time needed of and the fact that it is over a major holiday for the type of business I am in.  What a week before the event, a week there, and a week getting home?   Don't know if Dee-Dee could spend that much time with me all at once, should also purchase open dated one way airline ticket in case I get tried, I mean if she gets tried of me, I can ship her home, I mean then she could board a comfortable flight into the seattle area and enoy the comforts of our home.  Terry when ya get the info fill me in.
Larry



2009 National Corvette Caravan

Posted: 7/24/07 9:09am Message 15 of 62
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Victor, NY - USA
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Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe
4 days to get there, 3-4 days in KY, 4 days to get back.
 
Can be done in two weeks, if you want.



 
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Posted: 7/24/07 7:22pm Message 16 of 62
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Gresham, OR - USA
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Wow...that sounds like FUN!!!  2009, huh?????


2009 National Corvette Caravan

Posted: 7/24/07 7:50pm Message 17 of 62
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Victor, NY - USA
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Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe
You can go to the NCM website and get on the Caravan listserver to stay up to date.


 
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Posted: 7/25/07 12:48pm Message 18 of 62
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Manteca, CA - USA
Joined: 11/20/2005
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Vette(s): 1978,two tone,Metalic Rootbeer & gold 1975 L48 4 speed
Hmmmmm,...10,000+ vettes, I wonder what they'll charge for parking ?....Ya think they'll have a parking girl to control traffic just for them like we had in Virginia City ?


2009 National Corvette Caravan

Posted: 7/25/07 2:01pm Message 19 of 62
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Frederick, MD - USA
Joined: 2/20/2003
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Vette(s): Frederick County Corvette Club (Maryland) Tan 64 365 Hp Conv 4 sp Red 72 4 sp Conv ..running a '68 327 Blue 76 Coupe L 48 4 sp White 79 Coupe L 82 auto Silver 98 Conv, 6 sp 35th Anniv '88 vette
Darn My original reply disappeared so I will do it again.....

I was the Maryland Co-Captain of the 99 National Caravan..  and we also did the 03 Caravan BUT we left every stop 30 minutes behind the last car at every stop ..did not do the I gota keep in thsi line of Corvettes thing.

The 99 drive as a nightmare..
We started with about 30 cars in Gaithersburg Maryland and by the time we hit Richmond the total was just over 300 .. and the total kept getting larger and larger as we approached Bowling Green...   My wife kept remarking that I was breathing hard as I drove kept insisting that I may have another Heart attract... Drive down 81 dodging all the Tractor Trailer drivers and trying to keep 3-4 or 500 Corvettes in line was NOT  easy...
sometime I was on the brakes sometimes I was on the brakes HARD sometimes I was doing 80 MPH and still accelerating to catch up... in short not a real pleasant drive.... BTW..we did have a Chevy Suburban leading the "pack" and he drove the speed limit but the accordion effect that occurred every hour on the hour was maddening to say the least...

We Drove the 72 Convertible in 99... car worked fine..BUT I like the top down the wife likes it down... we had to settle for it down in the morning Up in the afternoon...and still my wife complained every night about being hot and exhausted and windblown ...  (she discovered that sitting in the hotels Hot Tub was a great cure for this BTW..)   She was also not happy that I had to carry all my detailing stuff in the car (used it every morning and evening too) and I had her limited to the shoes she was wearing and one spare pair... (that was a Battle)...

When we returned she had a hot tub sitting next to the pool in a week or so...AND she stated that she would absolutely never do that drive again..
UNLESS I got a newer, more comfortable  Corvette  ..yea you got that right I was TOLD to buy newer Corvette by my wife)...(picked up a nice 95 6 sp coupe within a month...that paid her back for writing the check for the hot tub  ..LOL

In 2003 like I said we did do the Caravan but drove about a half hour behind the main group of cars.. Much much more relaxing.. we had the route and where and when the scheduled stops for the day were so we really did not miss anything evening were spend with the main group and we had a ball...

WE are planning on doing the next Caravan BUT I plan on being a 1/2 hour behind everyone again...

Bob G







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2009 National Corvette Caravan

Posted: 7/25/07 2:55pm Message 20 of 62
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ANCHORAGE, AK - USA
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Vette(s): 1965-327 coupe, 1968-small block coupe, 1969-427, 1971-454 coupe and currently a 1976-ZZ4 coupe reborn again,and hotter than ever.. Add a 1996 CE LT-4 for backup
Great insite bob, thanks if sharing..Terry




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